LOOKING FOR A HEAVENLY GETAWAY

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HEAVENLY GETAWAY SUMMER OR WINTER THE PERFECT GETAWAY

SIT IN THE MASSAGE CHAIR AFTER A LONG DAY

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4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10278.7 sq m

Popular amenities

Pet-friendly
Gym
Dryer
Parking available
Washer

Explore the area

Arkville, NY

Union Grove Distillery
‪4 min walk‬
East Branch Delaware River
‪3 min drive‬
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
‪14 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

BLUE ROOM

2 Single Beds

LARGE GAMEROOM

1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

MASTER

1 Queen Bed

MOVIE THEATER

1 Double Futon

SECRET LOFT

1 Single Bed and 1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Balcony

Garden

About this property

THE MCBRIDES RESTORED THIS CENTURY OLD METHODIST CHURCH TO BE A PRIVATE GETAWAY FOR YEAR ROUND ENJOYMENT OF ALL SPORTS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND STRUCTURE THAT YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH , KEEPING THE WHOLE FAMILY ENTERTAINED DURING YOUR STAY , THE GAME ROOM KEEPS EVERONE PLAYING WELL INTO THE NIGHT ,THE HOT TUB IS JUST WHAT YOU NEED AFTER A LONG SKI DAY,THE DECK OR LARGE DINING ROOM IS PERFECT FOR A BIG FAMILY MEAL,THEN PICK A MOVIE AND RETIRE TO THE THEATERABOVE ALL ENJOY

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Hot tub

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 21

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Outside Only

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

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A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Arkville

Located in Arkville, this holiday home is in the mountains. Delaware & Ulster Railroad and Andes Town Hall are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Pine Hill Community Center and Ski Bobcat. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Arkville, NY

What's nearby

Delaware & Ulster Railroad - 4 min walk - 0.3 km
Union Grove Distillery - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
East Branch Delaware River - 3 min drive - 2.8 km
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center - 11 min drive - 12.9 km
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center - 14 min drive - 13.6 km

Restaurants

‪Café Marguerite - ‬3 min drive
‪Trattoria Locale - ‬4 min drive
‪Arkville Bread & Breakfast - ‬5 min walk
‪Oakley's Place - ‬2 min drive
‪The Village East - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is LOOKING FOR A HEAVENLY GETAWAY pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at LOOKING FOR A HEAVENLY GETAWAY?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at LOOKING FOR A HEAVENLY GETAWAY?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is LOOKING FOR A HEAVENLY GETAWAY located?

This family-friendly Arkville holiday home is located in the mountains, within a 5-minute walk of Delaware & Ulster Railroad and Catskill State Park. East Branch Delaware River is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) away.

9.6

Exceptional

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

8/10 Good

linda d.

5 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ms

Very nice stay. Warm and cozy despite freezing weather. Host was incredibly attentive

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

kari m.

13 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun time for kids- great location for skiing

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

5 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Everything you need

Great place -- very comfy with a lot of different rooms and amenities. While my wife and I had the run of the whole place, it was way more room than we needed -- place is perfect for a families or couples travelling together. Hot tub, game room (it was so cold we spent a lot of time here!), dining room, living room with pellet stove, "theater room" off the hot tub with a projection white screen, back deck with gas grill. Guests really have a lot of control over the experience depending on what rooms you want to use-- thermostats in every room, electric stoves in most, and the pellet stove in the living room. Proprietor was very solicitous about making sure we had everything we needed and things worked properly. Arkville's a great location -- right off 28, you can shoot down the highway to a lot of different towns with their own amenities and things to do.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jhennifer G.

8 January 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for family with Teenagers

Very farm/ old fashion decoration which we loved. House is just great for Families that have teenagers. A lot of entertainment in the house and around the neighborhood. Close to Mountain and shops. Kinda upset with the heating but we didn’t mind wearing some extra clothing. Very good communication with the Landlord in every aspect. Will come back and stay again!!

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael V.

31 December 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay in an interesting home

William was an excellent host there to help out in anyway and ensuring we had everything we need. The home is such an interesting place and has is much to do in the game room and to see in all of the antiques spread through out the house. The kids especially enjoyed the hot tub and game room. Amazing to stay in an old church from the 1800s we had so much fun!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kamm C.

25 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Church

Always an amazing stay!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aimee D.

7 October 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Leaf peeking

Wonderful place very fun and eccentric. Definitely go back, beautiful mountains,Lots of things to do in the house, Hot tub, pool table, air hockey, and more The host was amazing. Helped us find a beautiful waterfall to go visit. Lots of fun !!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grace B.

2 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome!

My friends and I had the best time at the Heavenly Getaway, Mcbride House. Pictures do not do it justice. We enjoyed exploring the house from the antiques to the game room. Plenty of space for all of us. Spotless and comfortable. Sitting outside at the end of our day on the porch looking at the stars was so relaxing. I cannot say enough about the host Bill. He had turned on the ac prior to our arrival so it was nice and cool upon our arrival. And had stocked the freezer with some ice.He so receptive to my numerous questions regarding restaurants, activities, live music etc. He even checked in each day to make sure we had an awesome time and ask if we needed anything, He truly wants his guests to have the best experience, and we did! We hope to come back next year!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joe B.

2 April 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great find and super family friendly

My family of 8 stayed at this location. Everything about it was easy. The accommodations were great and everything was nicely appointed. Bill, who is the owner, is a great guy and made sure everything was ready for our arrival, including a warm and toasty home. We stayed to ski Belleayre and it’s couldn’t have been better with a less than 10 minute ride. Highly recommend if your are staying with a large group.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Theresa N.

4 March 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An amazing place!

If you want a unique place for the whole family this is your place to be!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alex T.

19 February 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful and unique!

We had a lovely time. The location to several very good restaurants and to skiing as perfect. The game room and hot tub kept the kids busy for hours and off of their electronics. Bill is a great host, we highly recommen, and plan to return!!

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Faye F.

16 January 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday ski weekend

Our multi- generational family had a wonderful time at the Heavenly Getaway! It was quirky and full of curiosities and lots of entertainment- pool table, football, air hockey, and a large movie projector! And a hot tub! Large dining room to accommodate all of us for breakfast or dinner! And our host was very communicative and checked in with us each day! A good time was had by all!

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth j.

2 January 2024

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Unique to say the least!

This house is so unique and eclectic! The kids had fun exploring all the antique phones and record players as well as finding their way around the house through all the doors and rooms. The game room was a lot of fun. The host was so communicative and friendly! He made sure we were ok and warm the whole time (which we were) I was very impressed. Now, keep in mind that this is Upstate NY. The houses are old and rustic so you need to expect that the pipes take more time to warm up the plumbing may leak a bit. But the showers were great and the drinking water was fabulous. The whole house had a lot going on but it was very very clean. However, I think this house is best matched to preteens and parents. There is very little privacy and the top bed room is up very narrow and steep spiral stairs. The bathrooms are on the bottom floor so getting up in the middle of the night will be tricky for toddler parents and seniors. Just plan for those folks to stay in the 2 room on the first floor. Save the loft for the teens. The house itself is 5 minutes from Skiing and a cute little downtown area.. Enjoy!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzi C.

2 January 2024

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Wonderful and Unique Getaway

We were looking for a change of scenery for a family holiday getaway and the McBride house definitely helped us achieve that. Our host was very accommodating and extremely responsive, and we had a fantastic weekend!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kamm C.

26 November 2023

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Amazing Weekend

Amazing weekend with everything we could ask for. The building was warm when we got there and everything was cozy. We definitely will be staying again.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Allen

27 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

If you like historic buildings, this is a great place. Fascinating layout and property is full of history. Game room is a great twist and Bill is a wonderful host. We stayed for a wedding at nearby Spillian venue and it worked great

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Joseph S.

14 July 2023

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Enjoyable stay in Arkville

Very cool building in a quaint town. Host was awesome and helpful with great "things to do" suggestions and accomodating. Amazing rental for a young family/group. Spiral stairs a challenge for seniors and a broad shouldered guy. Neat if you want the place to tell a story!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer D.

4 July 2023

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Adult getaway

Property is unique and quaint. With themed rooms throughout, we always had something different to do or try. And as a bonus, bill offered a covered porch to keep Motorcycles dry! Had a great time.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bradley K., Staunton

6 June 2023

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Great home base for fishing the Catskills

Heavenly Getaway is a great place for a larger group. It was great home base for fly fishing across the Catskills. Arkville is a wonderful sleepy little town with Margaretville next door. Everything you need and nothing you do not want. The game room was a great days end entertainment for our group of ages of 14 to 65. The Esopus is 20 minutes away. The Beaverkill & Willowemoc is 45-55 minutes away in Roscoe.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dana H.

5 March 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family skiing trip

This house was perfect for our family getaway! It had all the accommodations we were looking for and only 5 minutes from the mountain. Pictures do not do it justice! The interior design blew us away with all of the antique decor. The kids had a blast in the game room and movie theater. The host Bill was so accommodating and helpful he made our stay 10 times better!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Priscilla H.

27 February 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Really special place to stay

We had a wonderful time staying at the Church House. Our kids loved it, especially because of all the entertainment provided in the upper loft with all they could play with…pool table/air hockey/fussball/poker/video games/darts, you name it! Bill is an exceptionally attentive host always checking in to make sure all is ok. Downside- it was a particularly cold weekend and some of the rooms were very chilly at night. Pellet stove helped but needs attention every 6 hrs or goes out- so a broken sleep…but kind of fun in a sense, taking us back to the old days, when things weren’t so convenient. I’m sure my kids would be happy to visit again though!

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judy K., Brooklyn, NY

20 February 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect house for ski weekend getaway

This house is quirky but fun, and perfect for lots of friends/family to stay together. I just got back from staying in this converted Church w/my husband, two kids and dog. My brother and his family also stayed (three kids, wife and dog). There was pleanty of room to spread out, but there was also a large dinning room to have meals together. The loft has an amazing game room, which kept the kids (ages 3-12) entertained. The house is a 10 minute drive from Belleyre Mountain. The owner was very responsive and super sweet. He stopped by to check up on us, and he told us we could stay past check out if we wanted to continue skiing. Overall it was a perfect weekend.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Seth S.

14 February 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very unique and fun

We went with two families for a fun ski weekend. It was a very unique old church property and the game room was huge and entertaining for all. It's the kind of place that's great for a group that is willing to pile into various spaces, loves antiques and unique themed decorations, and is easy going about small things like uneven heating. The owners support and responsiveness was absolutely fantastic.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth C.

29 January 2023

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Wonderful time

We had a great weekend!! Our host was very responsive, he would get back to me within 30 minutes. I would absolutely come back.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen M.

22 January 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Time!

Had a great time at this house. House is filled with a myriad of things to keep kids and adults entertained. House is close to skiing and hiking. We were able to have an air hockey and pool tournament at night. Great big screen for the football game. We were able to walk to the Union Grove Distillery and a small grocery store. Plenty of room for big groups.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

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Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

BLUE ROOM

LARGE GAMEROOM

MASTER

MOVIE THEATER

SECRET LOFT

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

About this property